Ridgefield, NJ — A construction worker was injured when a piece of equipment fell over, bringing down power lines in Ridgefield, New Jersey, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The accident took place around 3:30 in the afternoon, on the Hendricks Causeway.
Local reports say that the accident happened when a pile driver — a large machine which is used to drive poles into the ground — someone tipped over, landing on its side. The machine took down several power lines, which left more than 200 local residents without power.
A construction worker sustained minor injuries in the accident. The man’s name hasn’t been released.
Why the machine fell over is unknown. The accident is currently being investigated.
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Scene of the Accident
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Employers will usually have a workers’ comp policy that will step in and provide benefits to workers who have been injured in on-the-job accidents. However, except in a few cases, those policies forbid employees from bringing claims against their employers. Now, those same policies don’t apply whenever an accident is caused by a third party. This is why, whenever an accident involves a piece of machinery or equipment, it’s always a good idea to that the machine or the equipment checked out, to make sure that a defect or a malfunction isn’t what led to the accident happening. If the accident did occur because of a defect in the machine, the manufacturer could possible be held liable.
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